Photo mount



Dec. 8, 1942. c, A FLQQD 2,304,158

PHOTO MOUNT Filed Aug. 13, 1941 Patented Dec. 8, 1942 UNITED STATESPATEN FFICE 8 Claims.

This invention relates to mountings for pho-' tographs or the like, andmore particularly'to a hinged mounting for use in compiling a collectionof photographs in overlapping series, to produce a neat and compactalbum.

' Objects of the invention are to provide a hinged mounting which willpermit a plurality of photographs to be mounted on any one page of analbum, accurately define the hinge to thereby prevent any inadvertentofi-center folding of the leaves, guard against lateral swinging of themounted photograph as it is pivoted on the hinge, with resultantloosening of the mount from either the album page or the mountedefiiciency to photograph mountings of the prior art.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will bepointed out hereinafter in the following more detailed description andby gumming, thermoplastic coatings or pressure sensitive adhesive whichmay be temporarily covered with paper or the like which, when the mountis to be used for its intended purpose, is

' readily stripped off exposing the adhesively coated areas. The leaf 3,which is to be attached to'a supporting surface 1, such as the page ofan album, may be slightly wider than leaf 2.

stiffening means comprising reinforcing strips 8 and 9 are superimposedon the front faces and ll of leaves and 3 by suitable means, asadhesive, the inner edges of said strips 8 and 9 extending approximatelymedially of the elongate blank I and being spaced apart slightly todefine the intermediate hinge 4. Said reinforcing strips 8 and 9 furtherprovide a Writing surface upon which memoranda pertaining to thephotograph may be made to appear, 'While preferably in the form ofstrips {and .9 some of the advantages of the present invention maybeobtained by using coatings of shellac, varnish, lacquer,

.starchor similar materials as the reinforcing reference to the annexeddrawing, showing ion- 2 the purpose of illustration typical embodimentscarrying a plurality of photographs, the top pho-- tograph being turnedupwardly to show the method of mounting by the use of this embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 showing only one of the photographsmounted on the supporting surface;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2before it is attached to the supporting surface and photograph;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of another embodiment of my inventionshowing a supporting surface carrying a photograph and showing themethod of mounting by the use of this embodiment;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevation of Fig, 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 6before it is attached to the supporting surface and photograph; and

means.

In the use of a photograph mounted as .dis-' 5. Said adhesively coatedface .5 is then mois- Fig. 8 is an enlarged front elevation of Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawing, the particular embodiment of the mount shownin Figs. 1 to 4 comprises an elongate blank I of flexible sheetmaterial, as cloth, paper, or the like, comprising two leaves 2 and 3and an intermediate hinge 4.;

The rear faces 5 and *6 of leaves 2 and 3 are coated with a suitableadhesive which preferably covers their entire surfaces. The adhesive tobe used may be of any suitable type including, but not by way oflimitation, water-remoistenable tened'andthe top margin of the rearo'f aphotograph lids-applied thereto. The photograph is thenswung upwardlyup'on the mount and memoranda pertaining thereto may be written upon thereinforcing strips 8 and 9, which are'normal- 1y concealed beneath's'aid photograph I2, as

shown in Fig. 2. While the picture I2 is in its upwardly swung position,other photographs may be mounted in the abovedescribedmanner and inoverlapping series. 'After the neared number of photographs have been somounted and markd, they are swung downwardly ,on the hinges 4 to assumetheir. normal position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The preferred embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 5 to 8 comprisesan elongate blank I of flexible sheet material, similar to that shown inFigs. 1 to 4 in that it has like leaves 2 and: 3 and anintermediate'hinge .4, but as shown in Fig. 7 the adhesive-is applied tothe'rear face 5* of leaf 2 and the front .face ll of leaf 3. The leaf 2,which is to ,be attached to the supporting surface 1, may be slightlywider than .leaf 3.

stiffening means comprising reinforcing strips Beand '9? are preferablysuperimpgsed, as shown ate hinge 4. In this preferred form thereinforcing strip 8* preferably provides a writing surface upon whichmemoranda pertaining to the photograph may be made to appear (Fig. 8).

In the use of the preferred embodiment above described, leaf 2 isfastened to the supporting surface I by moistening the adhesive -on" therear face 5 thereof -'and"'-applying it to on said surface, the mounthaving leaves with faces cemented to the display and surfacerespectively and an intermediate flexible hinge about "whichthe displayand its leaf may swing relatively to said surface and the other leaf,said leaves having stiffening sheets cemented to their ,free faces toprevent said first-named faces from pulling loose from the display andsurfaces re- .spectively as the display is swung back and forth.

said supporting surface I as'shown in Fig. 6.

The adhesively coated face. ll of leaf 3 is disposed in the positionshown in Figs. 6 and '7 and 4. In a photographic display device of thetype inwhich a photographic display is hingedly af- -fixed to a supportso that said display may be is ready to be attached to the top margin'ofthe rear of the photograph l2 by moistening and applying it thereto. Thememoranda pertaining to this hotograph may be then written upon theunconcealed reinforcing strip. 8 of leaf 2, as

shown in Fig. 5. The photograph l2 may then be swung upwardly on hinge 4to permit the mounting of additional photographs in the manner abovedescribed and in overlapping series, after which all photographs areswung downwardly into the position shown in Fig. 5.

It is to be noted that in each of the disclosed 2 and 3 when they arefoldedabout hinge 4, with the resultant perfect alignment 'of thevertical edges of the mounted picture with the vertical edges of thesupporting surface or album page. It is further to be noted that thereinforcing graph when it is either upwardly or downwardly swung, withconsequent avoidance of the loosening of the mount from either thesupporting structure or the mounted photograph.

It should be understood that the present disand that this inventionincludes all modifications'and equivalents which fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim: I

1. In a device of the class described the combi-' nation of a graphicdisplay, a supporting surface therefor, amount for hinging the displayon said surface, the mount having" leaves with faces cemented to thedisplay andsurface respectively and an intermediate flexible hinge aboutwhich the display and'.'its leaf may swing relatively to said'surfaceand the other leaf, one of said leaves having a stiffening sheetcemented to its free face to preventits first-named face from pullingloose adjacent said hinge as the displayis swung back and forth.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of a graphicdisplay, a supporting surswung back and forth.'

face therefor, a mount for hinging the display on said surface, themount having leaves with which the display and its leaf may swingrelafreely swung back and forth, a mount comprising leaves each havingan adhesive coated surface on one face for attachment to the display andsupport respectively, an intermediate flexible hinge about which theleaves may be folded, and at least one leaf having superimposed means onits opposite face for preventing the leaf from pulling loose from itsattachment as the display is swung back and forth. I

5. In a photographic display device of the type in which a photographicdisplay is hingedly affixed to a support 'so that said display may befreely swung back and forth, a mount comprising leaves each having anadhesive coatedsurface on one face for attachment to the display andsupport respectively and provided on its opposite face with areinforcing strip for preventing said leaves from pulling loose from thedisplay-and-support as the display is swung: back and 'forthand fordefining a flexible hinge between the leaves. e

6. In a photographic display device of the type 'in which a photographicdisplayis hingedly'affixed to a support so'that said displaymay befreely swung back and forth, a mount comprising leaves each having anadhesive coated surface on one face for attachment to the display andsup- I port respectively and provided on its opposite face closure isfor the purpose of illustration only 40' with a reinforcing strip forpreventing said leaves from pulling loose from the display an'dsupportas the display is swung back and forthjand for defining a flexible hingebetween the leaves, at least one of said reinforcing strips providing areadily exposable smooth writing surface. I

'7. In a photographic display device of the type in which a photographicdisplay is hingedly affixed to a support so that said, display may befreely swung back and forth, a mount comprising leaves, the front of oneleaf and the back of the other having an adhesive coated surface forattachment to the display and support respectively,

and stiffening means on the face of each leaf opposite its attachingsurface for'defining a flexible hinge about which said leaves may befolded and for preventing said leaves from-pulling loose from thedisplay and support as the display is 8. In a photographic displaydevice of the type in which a photographic, display is hingedly affixedto a support so that said display may be freely swung back andforth-amount comprising ,7 an elongate strip of sheet material havingupper tively to said surface and the other leaf, one of said leaveshaving a stiffening sheet of writing paper cemented to itsfree face toprevent its first-named face from pulling loose adjacent said hinge asthe display is swung back and forth and to receive descriptive indicia.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of 'a graphicdisplay, a supporting surface therefor, a mount forhinging the displayand lower sections coextensive with itslength and having an adhesivecoated surface on the upper and lower sections of one face'forattachment to the display and photograph respectively, and areinforcing-strip superimposed on at least one section of the oppositeface for preventing the section from pullingloose from its attachment asthe display is swung back and forth;

' 'CABL'A. FLOOD.

